If you’re days away from packing up your summer dresses for good, hold it right there! You can transition your warm-weather favorites by brushing up on some basic layering techniques and learning some new tricks along the way. Because let’s get real: There’s more to layering than slapping on a cardigan and calling it a day. Here are some street style-inspired tips for how to wear summer dresses in fall and winter.

Maria Denardo is the Fashion Director at theFashionSpot. Prior to joining tFS, she worked as the Site Director at Lifestyle Mirror and the Senior Fashion Editor at Fashion Week Daily. Her "unhealthy attachment" to hats led her to the halls of FIT, where she's currently completing her millinery certification. She proves that turbans never, ever go out of style.